Not as good as i'd heard...

Rating: 5/10 (13 April 2014)

Actually, pretty disappointing. This film was a mix of Godzilla, Real Steele, Transformers and Independence Day...but all those movies did it better. The good stuff: lots of action, special effects, and it does have a plot. The bad stuff: decent actors trying to pull off poor writing and poor directing. The lame writing made for some corny, and some drab dialogue. The actors/characters didn't have any chemistry or depth. They were so bland that you didn't really care about them. I love Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba, but even their characters were boring, and under developed. The researchers/scientists, played by Gorman & Day were just annoying. They were supposed to add some comic relief, but they were just silly. I think this movie will be mostly enjoyed by kids/YA, especially boys, who will enjoy the robots, aliens and the fighting/action scenes (as far as kids go, the language isn't too bad, the s-word once, lots of God d- mn, and a handful of b--ch, a--, h-ll, etc.; no f-word or nudity) I give this a 5.3 stars. There are much better films out there in my humble opinion.